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- Dictionarydirty/ˈdəːti/
adjective
- 1. covered or marked with an unclean substance: "a tray of dirty cups and saucers" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable: "he had a reputation for dirty dealing" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. used for emphasis: informal British "a dirty great slab of stone"
verb
- 1. make dirty: "she didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels"
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Some common synonyms of dirty are filthy, foul, nasty, and squalid. While all these words mean "conspicuously unclean or impure," dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it or, figuratively, stresses meanness or despicableness.
Synonyms and examples. filthy. Wash your hands before dinner - they're filthy! scruffy. He's the typical scruffy student. messy. Ben's bedroom is always really messy. grimy. Don't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel! grubby. informal. He was wearing an old pair of jeans and a grubby T-shirt. mucky. informal.
On this page you'll find 269 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dirty, such as: contaminated, crummy, disheveled, dusty, filthy, and greasy.
Synonyms for DIRTY: soiled, unclean, filthy, grimy, bedraggled, foul, nasty, smutty, squalid, grubby, uncleanly; Antonyms for DIRTY: clean, spotless, sanitary, tidy, pure, sterile, moral, clean, upright, fair, clean.
Synonyms for DIRTY in English: filthy, soiled, grubby, nasty, foul, muddy, polluted, messy, sullied, grimy, ….
Synonyms: pornographic, smutty, sexually explicit, lewd, filthy (informal), X-rated, obscene, adult, porn, porno (informal), sleazy, vulgar, indecent, lustful, sexual, blue (informal), top-shelf (informal), coarse, ribald, lascivious, lecherous, squalid, scatological, off-color (informal), off-colour (UK, informal), naughty (informal), erotic
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soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. “ dirty unswept sidewalks”. “a child in dirty overalls”. “ dirty slums”. “piles of dirty dishes”. “put his dirty feet on the clean sheet”. “mining is a dirty job”. “Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves”. synonyms: soiled, unclean.
What are another words for Dirty? Filthy, foul, unclean, nasty. Full list of synonyms for Dirty is here.